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Habitat Comparisons And Geographic Distribution Of La Crosse Encephalitis In Eastern Tennessee Utilizing Geographic Information Systems, Howard Joe Morton
Habitat Comparisons And Geographic Distribution Of La Crosse Encephalitis In Eastern Tennessee Utilizing Geographic Information Systems, Howard Joe Morton
Masters Theses
In eastern Tennessee there was a total of 17 cases of a La Crosse (LAC) encephalitis viral infection reported to the East Tennessee Department of Health in 2000. During that same time, 25 cases of other Central Nervous System Infection (CNSI) that were not La Crosse were also reported. Out of those 42 cases 11 were chosen to be revisited (6 Control and 5 LAC) and the nearby wooded habitats were surveyed. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) was utilized to plot each case location on various maps.
The sites were all in eastern Tennessee, in the Appalachian Valley and Ridge geographical …